Las Vegas is 0-10 against Basic since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Las Vegas Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Basic Wolves at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Las Vegas was ranked fourth). Las Vegas fell just short of Shadow Ridge by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Las Vegas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bryden Bull made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Ridge only tossed nine.
Meanwhile, Basic came up short against Faith Lutheran on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Basic also got a good showing from Alex Gelb, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Andruw Giles was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Las Vegas' record is now 18-7-1. As for Basic, their record is now 21-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Las Vegas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Basic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Las Vegas suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Basic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Las Vegas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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